Consider the following statements regarding the legend of Videgha Madhava as mentioned in the Satapatha Brahmana: 1. Videgha Madhava, the king of the Videhas, was accompanied by his priest Gotama Rahugana. 2. The fire-god Agni Vaisvanara went burning eastward from the Sarasvati river, clearing the forests up to the Sadaneera river. 3. The Satapatha Brahmana is the primary Later Vedic text that narrates this legend of eastward expansion. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options:

  • A: 1 and 2 only
  • B: 2 and 3 only
  • C: 1 and 3 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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